Jones And Denton Ruled Out Of Scotland Tour

Edinburgh Rugby duo Lee Jones and David Denton have been ruled out of Scotland’s summer tour to Australia, Fiji and Samoa through injury. Jones, 23, who scored his first try for Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against France in February, has a fractured right shoulder blade, while 22-year-old Denton, who made his debut off the bench in the EMC Test win against Ireland last August, has damage to his left ankle ligaments.   Scotland team doctor James Robson said: “Lee suffered the fracture in the Heineken Cup semi-final loss to Ulster last month.  Injuries of this nature typically resolve over the course of six to eight weeks, so he will not be available for the tour. “David sustained the ankle injury in the final game of the league season against Treviso last weekend and subsequent scanning of the joint revealed damage to the ligaments. “Following consultation with John McKinley, the ankle specialist at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, David will not require surgery but will now embark on a prolonged period of rehabilitation which will rule him out of the summer tour. His estimated return would be between eight to ten weeks.” The Scotland tour party for next month’s three Test tour will be announced next Wednesday (16 May).